Auto hitching post



AUTO HITCHING POST Filed Feb. 9, 1922 $144M Miller. Max Mfielzer:

Henry G ct. 9, i923 HENRY G. MILLER, OE SHAFTER, AND MAX IVI. SELZEB, SF OAKLAITI), CALIFORNIA.

AUTO HITS Application filed February 9, 1922. Serial No. 535,421

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY MILLER and .hlAX M. SnLznu, citizens of the United States, residing at Shafter and Oakl nd. respectively, in the counties of Kern an. Alameda, respectively, and State of California, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Auto Hit oiling Posts, of which. the following is a specification.

Our invention is an automobile loch for locking an automobile to a parking station.

Referring to the annexed drawing in which our invention is illustrated and which forms a part of this specification:

l ig ure is a vertical section of our lock in position locking an automobile to a parking station.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of Our lock in its position when not looking an automobile.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the lock.

In. the drawing lindicates a tube on the upper end of flange 2, which tube is embedded vertically in the ground with the flange 2 countersunk in the surface of the ground. lhe inner surface 8 of the upper end of the tube 1 is conical, converging downwardly and the iner surface 4; of the tube is conical diverging downwardly from the surface 3. The surface 3 may be on the inside of a ring 5 deiachably fitted in an annular groove 6 in the inside of the tube '1. as shown in Figure i. To the lower end of a chain 7 is con-- nected a weight 8 and to the upper end of said chain is connected a lock 9 which frusto-conical to fit in the upper end of the tube 1 on the conical seat 3 with is upper surface flush with the upper surface of the flange 2 and the surface of the grounril, in which position of the loch the chain? extends downwardly the tube the weight rests the lo 1: end of the i v and holds 2k in said position. The loch 9 has a i and iuiloched by a key The lock has a slot 12 into which a coin such as a dime nu be deposited before the key 11 be turned to loch: the loci; and remove key. n the upper surface of the lock 9 a die it by means which the loci;v and the chain 7 ma be drawn upwardly outof the tube and ta. weight 8 lifted in the tube. The weight 8 has a downwardly diverging conical surwhich is formed an. external tube,

face which engages the conical surface t to innit the outward withdrawal of the lock 9 and chain 7 from the upper end of the tub-e 1.

The automobile is locked to the parking station by extending the upward and outer portion of the chain 7 around the tire and fclloe of a w eel of an automobile and locl*- ing the hasp 10 in one of the links of the chain as shown in Figure 1. The key ll is taken out of the look by the owner of the automobile and kept by him while he leaves the automobile locked.

Having described our invention we claim:

1. An automobile lock including a tube OlllbGClClQ-(l in the ground, a weight in said tube, a chain in said tube connected at its lower end to said weight, alocl; connected to the upper end of said chain, means for arresting said lock in the upper end of said tube, a hasp on said lock for engaging a link of said chain when the chain is extended around the tire and felloe of an automo' bile wheel, and means for limiting the out ward withdrawal of said loci: and chain.

2. An automobile lock including a tube embedded in the ground, a weight in said tube, chain in said. tube connected at its lower end to said weight a conical-shaped lock connected to the upper end of said :hain, a conical seat in the upper end of said tube upon which said lock is held by said weight when not in use, a beep 0 said lock for engaging one of the links of said cha'i and means for limiting the outward I lrawal of said lock and chain.

3. An automobile lock including a tube embedded in the ground, a weight in said I. be, a chain in said tube c nnocted at its lower end to said weight, a lock connected to e upper end of said chain, means for orsting said loclr in the upper end of said a has-p on said lock for engaging a iinlr of said chain when the chain is extended around the tire and felloe of an automobile wheel, a conical surface near the upend of said tube, and a conical member on said weight for limiting the outward withdrawal of said lock and chain.

in testimony whereof we ailiX our signatures. 

